Section 6: Creating a FortiFlex Connector
Complete the FortiFlex connector configuration as provided by your instructor.
Create a FortiFlex Connector
Complete this option using the provided FortiFlex API credentials.
Follow the steps in the official Fortinet documentation below:
Important
The instructor has already supplied the FortiCloud API credentials; skip creating a new FortiCloud API user. Complete the FortiFlex connector authentication and configuration-ID selection steps.
Configure the connector using the official Fortinet documentation below:
Configuring FortiFlex Connector
Suggested Values
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | student<number>-Fortiflex-Connector |
| API User | Provided by instructor |
| API Password | Provided by instructor |
| Program SN | Provided by instructor |
| Default Config | FGT-UMS-VM04 |
Save the connector.
Checkpoint
Confirm the following:
- FortiFlex connector exists.
- Connector test succeeds.
- The selected configuration supports the FortiGate VM size used in this lab and the later three-node exercise.
- The connector is ready to be selected in the onboarding rule in Section 7.